Friday, February 26, 2010

Phillips de Pury to Sell Nina Abrams Estate

Andy Warhol 1962 "Mike and Bob Abrams," est. $200,000-$300,000, photo: Phillips

Phillips de Pury will offer 325 lots from the estate of Nina Abrams, widow of art publisher Harry N. Abrams, on April 7 in New York. Mrs. Abrams died in 2008 at the age of 97. Her husband died in 1979.

The sale spans American social realism, 20th century modernism and the Postwar era. Works include a 1940s Raphael Soyer portrait of Nina Abrams, estimated $1,800 to $2,500, and Andy Warhol’s 1962 portrait, Mike and Bob Abrams, of the Abrams’ sons, pegged $200,000 to $300,000.

Robert Indiana 1966 "Love," est. $300,000-$500,000, photo: Phillips

Some of the works are inscribed “To Harry and Nina,” including Tom Wesselmann’s 1970 oval Nude, estimated $8,000 to $12,000.

Following Harry Abrams’ death, his wife sold and donated artworks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago, according to Phillips. Those sale proceeds, plus proceeds from the forthcoming sale, will be donated to various charities.

Harry Abrams founded his art book publishing company in 1949, after 14 years with the Book-of-the-Month-Club.


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